Wealthy retirees in good health spend at levels that defy conventional wisdom, according to a Boston College study.
Here are three simple but essential steps to help maximize your clients' retirement income.
Advisors need to be aware of how their clients' Social Security benefits are impacted when their spouse dies.
Taxable income can generate a need to pay taxes on more of Social Security benefits.
Current funding for the government expires on Friday, the impasse involves funding for Covid-19-related mandates.
Women who delay Social Security benefits to age 70 can gain $180,000 over a lifetime, one researcher says.
The issues women face show themselves in everything from Social Security benefits to estate planning, advisors say.
The standard deduction rises $300 to $25,100 for married couples filing jointly.
Nearly three-quarters of clients would switch advisors to maximize Social Security benefits.
The strategy uses Roth IRAs to maximize tax savings on mandatory withdrawals and Social Security payments.
Estimates for clients' lives might be too out of date for their retirement plans.
The bill increases Social Security benefits for current and new beneficiaries by 2%.
The U.S., at 19th, could increase its ranking if it raised the minimum pension for low-income retirees.
Americans in the program will get a 5.9% bump in benefits starting in January.
Making smart choices about Social Security filing will make a difference in your clients' financial outlooks.
But Congress still needs to address the program's deficit, according to Boston College's Center for Retirement Research.
More than a third of Americans have moved up or pushed back their target date, says Northwestern Mutual.
Plummeting Treasury yields require a rethinking of retirement income and withdrawal strategies, a panel of experts said.
The strategy uses Roth IRAs to maximize tax savings on mandatory withdrawals and Social Security payments.
The Covid pandemic has accelerated the program's depletion of reserve funding, the report said.